PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Junior Aveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Melville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Aveira could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Charles Melville's chin.

Aveira
vs
Melville

175 cm
25
155 lbs
5 - 4 - 1

175 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Aveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Melville!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Aveira rushes Melville and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Melville doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Melville.
Melville prevents the takedown attempt.
Melville lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aveira blocks an uppercut.
Melville taking a breather.
Melville tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Melville tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Melville throws a head punch that misses.
Aveira has Melville pressed against the ropes, preventing Melville from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Melville wants to stall.
Melville's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Melville throws a head punch that misses.
Melville is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A frustrated look appears on Melville's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aveira goes for a takedown in the clinch but Melville prevents it.
Melville misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aveira prevents a body shot from Melville.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Melville.
Melville is pressed up against the ropes. Aveira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Melville down to the mat. Melville avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Aveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aveira avoids the head kick by Melville.
Melville throws a head kick but Aveira moves out of range.
Aveira misses with a two punch combination.
Melville misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Melville throws a sloppy head kick and Aveira moves out of range easily.
Aveira blocks a head kick by Melville.
Charles Melville is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Melville.
Melville throws a head kick but Aveira moves out of range.

Aveira clinches with his opponent.
Melville working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Melville.

Aveira jumps guard.
Aveira looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Aveira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Melville's guard.
Aveira with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aveira won't allow Melville to get back to his feet.
Melville controls Aveira momentarily but Aveira frees himself.
Aveira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Melville really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aveira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aveira makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Aveira throwing strikes but missing.
Aveira is looking to work some ground and pound but Melville has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melville wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aveira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aveira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Melville works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aveira is working Melville over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Aveira with a nice head shot there.
Aveira with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Aveira throws and elbow that misses. Melville uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aveira's guard. Nice move by Melville!
Aveira keeping moving, preventing Melville from controlling successfully.
Aveira is pulling down on Melville's head. It's preventing any offense from Melville, at least for the moment.
Melville won't allow Aveira to sweep him here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Melville tries to stand but Aveira is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aveira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Melville is one step ahead there.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Melville throws a head kick that misses
and Aveira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick by Melville misses
and Aveira counters with a nice uppercut.

Aveira gets a clinch.
Melville swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aveira looking for a takedown.

Aveira pulls guard successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aveira is on top in guard.
Aveira sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Melville's guard.
Melville tries to get to full guard but Aveira has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Aveira dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Melville misses with a head kick.
Aveira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Melville throws a sloppy head kick and Aveira moves out of range easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Aveira.

Aveira throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Melville was covering up waiting for the punch and Aveira finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Aveira throws a big right hand that misses.
Aveira pushing down on Melville's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Aveira seems to be working for a kimura but Melville defends the submission attempt.
Melville avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aveira.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aveira thows a huge punch but Melville dodges it nicely.
Melville wants to get back to his feet.
Melville has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aveira is working away from the top position though.
Aveira lands with a punch from half guard.
Melville pushes Aveira off looking to stand but Aveira dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Melville is breathing heavily.
Aveira throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aveira working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Aveira looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Melville tries to kick Aveira off but Aveira keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Aveira trying to pass the guard but Melville defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Melville pushes Aveira off looking to stand but Aveira dives back in and keeps control.
Aveira is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melville looks like he's trying to stand up.
Aveira is pressing down on Melville's thigh, looking to free his foot. Melville is holding on for now.
Aveira thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Melville's head.
Aveira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aveira prevents Melville from improving his position.
Aveira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Melville knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Aveira lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Aveira.
Still in half guard, Aveira seems content to control.
Melville avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aveira.
Melville has hold of Aveira's hands but Aveira slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Melville has hold of Aveira's hands but Aveira slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aveira working Melville over with strikes.
Aveira drops an elbow to the side of Melville's head.
Aveira thows a huge punch but Melville dodges it nicely.
Melville is trying to stand up here but Aveira is controlling him well.
Aveira not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aveira seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Well, if Aveira is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Aveira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Melville keeps working.
Melville tries to roll over but Aveira keeps him under control.
Aveira working over Melville with some ground and pound. Melville looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Aveira is working for a kimura but Melville is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aveira takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Melville trying to control here.
Aveira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aveira prevents Melville from standing back up.
Melville keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Melville is trying to stand.
Aveira scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Aveira has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Aveira missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Aveira trying to control the action but Melville is working from the bottom.
Aveira performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Aveira dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Melville misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aveira lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Melville has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Melville and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aveira does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aveira avoids the head kick by Melville.
Aveira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Melville moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aveira blocks a head kick by Melville.
Melville throws a head kick that misses.
Melville tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aveira motions for Melville to come forward. Aveira throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Melville takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Melville throws a sloppy head kick and Aveira moves out of range easily.
Junior Aveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aveira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Melville.
Melville takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aveira catches Melville with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melville defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aveira.
Melville tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aveira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Melville circles away quickly and effectively.
Melville throws a sloppy head kick

and Aveira moves into the clinch.
Aveira looking to throw knees to the head but Melville is blocking nicely.
Melville misses with some punches.

Aveira ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Aveira no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aveira is on top in guard.
Aveira tries to free his leg and advance position but Melville is retaining full guard.
Aveira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Aveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Melville is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Melville is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aveira won't allow Melville to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aveira prevents Melville from getting back to his feet.
Aveira slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Aveira lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Melville down.
Aveira scoring with punches and elbows.
Aveira cracks Melville with a big elbow.
Aveira lands a few punches from side control.
Melville struggling a bit here.
Melville takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Melville takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Melville dodges the ground and pound from Aveira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aveira throws a strike aimed at the side of Melville's head but Melville avoids it well.
Melville wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Aveira working the ground and pound.
Melville taking a bit of punishment here - Aveira scoring with strikes.
Aveira looks up at the clock and then as Melville takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Aveira smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Aveira prevents Melville from escaping the position.
Melville is looking for a sweep.
Melville is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Aveira is controlling him well.
Melville tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aveira scores with punches from side control.
Aveira scoring with punches and elbows.
Melville is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Aveira has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Aveira is chipping away with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aveira cracks Melville with a big elbow.
Aveira wants to control but Melville is keeping him busy.
Aveira controls the position.
Aveira scores with punches from side control.
Melville tries to escape but Aveira is in control.
Melville is working to avoid the ground and pound but Aveira connects with a decent elbow.
Aveira working the ground and pound.

Aveira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Melville, who protects the arm well.
Junior Aveira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Melville is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Aveira grinds an elbow into Melville's temple.
Charles Melville has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Melville striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Aveira trying to control the position but Melville is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Aveira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aveira, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Junior Aveira!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Junior Aveira!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Junior Aveira!

Junior Aveira wins by unanimous decision!